< Psalms 105 >

1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
O give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name; make known His doings among the peoples.
2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
Sing unto Him, sing praises unto Him; speak ye of all His marvellous works.
3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Glory ye in His holy name; let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
Seek ye the LORD and His strength; seek His face continually.
5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
Remember His marvellous works that He hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth;
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
O ye seed of Abraham His servant, ye children of Jacob, His chosen ones.
7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
He hath remembered His covenant for ever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations;
9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac;
10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
And He established it unto Jacob for a statute, to Israel for an everlasting covenant;
11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
Saying: 'Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.'
12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
When they were but a few men in number. Yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
And when they went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
14 he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:
15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
'Touch not Mine anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.'
16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
And He called a famine upon the land; He broke the whole staff of bread.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant;
18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
His feet they hurt with fetters, his person was laid in iron;
19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the LORD tested him.
20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the peoples, and set him free.
21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions;
22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
To bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom.
23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
And He increased His people greatly, and made them too mighty for their adversaries.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen.
27 He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.
They wrought among them His manifold signs, and wonders in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.
He sent darkness, and it was dark; and they rebelled not against His word.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
Their land swarmed with frogs, in the chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats in all their borders.
32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.
33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
He smote their vines also and their fig-trees; and broke the trees of their borders.
34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
He spoke, and the locust came, and the canker-worm without number,
35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
And did eat up every herb in their land, and did eat up the fruit of their ground.
36 And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor.
He smote also all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their strength.
37 And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
And He brought them forth with silver and gold; and there was none that stumbled among His tribes.
38 Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
Egypt was glad when they departed; for the fear of them had fallen upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night.
He spread a cloud for a screen; and fire to give light in the night.
40 They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and He brought quails, and gave them in plenty the bread of heaven.
41 He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land.
He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; they ran, a river in the dry places.
42 For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
For He remembered His holy word unto Abraham His servant;
43 And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with singing.
44 And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples,
And He gave them the lands of the nations, and they took the labour of the peoples in possession;
45 so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.
That they might keep His statutes, and observe His laws. Hallelujah.

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